Camouflaging General Grant tanks

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, South Melbourne
Accession Number ART23532
Collection type Art
Measurement Framed: 47.5 cm x 57.6 cm x 4.3 cm; Unframed: 35.2 cm x 44.9 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas on plywood
Maker Browning, George Julian
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This depicts portion of the initial preparation of General Grant tanks for delivery to battle stations. The tanks received from America were a dark khaki colour, and were then camouflaged to Australian conditions. The bridge weight of 27 tons were painted in a yellow circle on the front, also the divisional insignia - in this case 1st Armoured Division. In the foreground are mess tables and on the left from a beam, hangs the wheel used as a mess gong.